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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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